EP 1075679 A2 20010214 - METHOD FOR COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATION PROVIDING BASIS FOR USAGE FEES
Title (en)
METHOD FOR COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATION PROVIDING BASIS FOR USAGE FEES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN FÜR KOMPUTERNETZWERKBETRIEB ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON NUTZUNGSGEBÜHREN
Title (fr)
MODE D'EXPLOITATION D'UN RESEAU INFORMATIQUE PREVOYANT UNE BASE DE CALCUL DES DROITS D'UTILISATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 9900581 W 19990402
- US 5506898 A 19980403
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9952053A2] A computer network (100) having a requesting node (110) and a providing node (108) permits data transfer therebetween when permitted by an authorizing node (112). Reports generated in response to authorizations (154, 156) and reports generated in response to data transfers (152, 158) are reconciled at a reconciliation node (118) to improve the accuracy of payments collected and paid for use of the data. Such payments include copyright royalties for audio, video, and other works recorded in digital format.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); G07F 17/16 (2006.01); H04K 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06F 21/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/102 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/29 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/382 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9952053A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9952053 A2 19991014; WO 9952053 A3 20000203; AU 2950699 A 19991025; EP 1075679 A2 20010214; JP 2002510821 A 20020409; US 2001016837 A1 20010823; US 2001032187 A1 20011018; US 2005080735 A1 20050414; US 2005080910 A1 20050414; US 2006095387 A1 20060504; US 6202056 B1 20010313; US 6889206 B1 20050503; US 6999946 B2 20060214; US 7089315 B2 20060808; US 7266528 B2 20070904; US 7581013 B2 20090825; US 7765159 B2 20100727
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 9900581 W 19990402; AU 2950699 A 19990402; EP 99910581 A 19990402; JP 2000542725 A 19990402; US 28621305 A 20051123; US 5506898 A 19980403; US 71761400 A 20001121; US 75795101 A 20010110; US 75796601 A 20010110; US 91874804 A 20040813; US 92147604 A 20040817